Abstract: Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to orientation-aware surround sound playback. A method for processing audio on an electronic device that includes a plurality of loudspeakers is disclosed, the loudspeakers arranged in more than one dimension of the electronic device. The method includes, responsive to receipt of a plurality of received audio streams, generating a rendering component associated with the plurality of received audio streams, determining an orientation dependent component of the rendering component, processing the rendering component by updating the orientation dependent component according to an orientation of the loudspeakers and dispatching the received audio streams to the plurality of loudspeakers for playback based on the processed rendering component. Corresponding system and computer program products are also disclosed.

Abstract: A service processing method and apparatus for a smart sound box, and a smart sound box are provided. The method includes: obtaining a service running request instruction; determining, according to the service running request instruction, a first service that the service running request instruction instructs to run; and if the smart sound box runs a second service in foreground and the first service is different from the second service, obtaining a service type of the first service and a service type of the second service, and controlling, according to the service type of the first service and the service type of the second service, the smart sound box to run at least one of the first service and the second service. Using the method provided in the present disclosure, the service processing logic is simplified and the difficulty of implementation is reduced.

Abstract: During audio pairing with a broadcaster computing device, a receiver computing device receives audio token data broadcast by the broadcaster computing device via audio communication channels and displays a broadcaster computing device status category to the user via a graphical user interface. In some examples, the receiver computing device receives audio token and determines a broadcaster computing device status category based on determining results of a CRC on the received audio token data. In other examples, the receiver computing device determines a signal score for the received audio token data and determines a broadcaster computing device status category based on the value of the signal score as compared to low and high threshold signal scores determined by an account management system based on aggregate signal score data received from multiple receiver computing devices of a same model as the receiver computing device.

Abstract: A video camera, a computer-implemented method, and a computer-readable storage medium. The video camera including one or more microphones and a processor. The processor is configured to: acquire an output from the or each microphone; apply one or more pre-analysis filters to the or each acquired output, wherein the or each pre-analysis filter determines if the or each acquired output contains a corresponding predetermined feature of interest; and analyse the or each output, when it is determined by the or each pre-analysis filter that the corresponding output contains at least one predetermined feature of interest.

Abstract: Some disclosed methods involve encoding or decoding directional audio data. Some encoding methods may involve receiving a mono audio signal corresponding to an audio object and a representation of a radiation pattern corresponding to the audio object. The radiation pattern may include sound levels corresponding to plurality of sample times, a plurality of frequency bands and a plurality of directions. The methods may involve encoding the mono audio signal and encoding the source radiation pattern to determine radiation pattern metadata. Encoding the radiation pattern may involve determining a spherical harmonic transform of the representation of the radiation pattern and compressing the spherical harmonic transform to obtain encoded radiation pattern metadata.

Abstract: A system for exploiting visual information for enhancing audio signals via source separation and beamforming is disclosed. The system may obtain visual content associated with an environment of a user, and may extract, from the visual content, metadata associated with the environment. The system may determine a location of the user based on the extracted metadata. Additionally, the system may load, based on the location, an audio profile corresponding to the location of the user. The system may also load a user profile of the user that includes audio data associated with the user. Furthermore, the system may cancel, based on the audio profile and user profile, noise from the environment of the user. Moreover, the system may include adjusting, based on the audio profile and user profile, an audio signal generated by the user so as to enhance the audio signal during a communications session of the user.

Abstract: Example techniques related to a sub-index of a media index. An example implementation may involve maintaining, on a mobile device, a first index of audio tracks associated with a particular user profile, the audio tracks indexed in the first index consisting of a particular subset of audio tracks that are indexed in a second index. Based on the receiving the input data indicating the search query, the mobile device searches, within the first index, for audio tracks corresponding to the search query. If the audio tracks corresponding to the search query are not found in the first index, the mobile device sends to one or more servers of the cloud service, a request to search the second index for audio tracks corresponding to the search query.

Abstract: A method transmits audio signals to exercise machines of a training class including providing a control unit accessible to a trainer user managing a training class. Exercise machines operatively connect to the control unit by a data communication network. The exercise machines include a first group of exercise machines used in the training class. The control unit and each exercise machine of the first group establish a data communication channel for transmitting audio signals between the control unit and the first group of exercise machines. The control unit receives a first audio signal representative of a voice control by the trainer user and a second audio signal representative of a piece of music selected by the trainer user. The control unit sends the encoded first and second audio signals to all exercise machines of the first group of exercise machines by the communication channel.

Abstract: A system for playing media content items operates to provide smooth transitions between the media content items to continuously support a user's repetitive motion activity. The system can generate crossfade data containing information for transitions between media content items. The mix-in and mix-out points for the transitions are calculated to eliminate one or more portions of media content items that have lower musical energy than a majority portion of the items, and to maintain substantially consistent and/or stable musical energy (e.g., audio power or sound power) throughout the media content items including transitions therebetween.

Abstract: An apparatus configured to: based on (i) captured spatial audio content of a scene comprising audio that is associated with information indicative of at least a direction in the scene from which said audio was captured; and (ii) visual focus information comprising information indicative of at least a first part of the scene on which corresponding captured visual imagery of the scene is focused for presentation to a user; provide for presentation of the captured spatial audio content to accompany the captured visual imagery, the captured spatial audio content presented as spatial audio, the spatial audio content provided for presentation with a spatial audio focus selectively applied to audio captured from a second part of the scene different to the first part, the spatial audio focus comprising an audio-modifying effect to increase the audibility of the audio having a direction corresponding to the second part.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for processing and playing audio data comprising the steps of receiving mixed input data and playing recombined output data. Furthermore, the invention relates to a device for processing and playing audio data, preferably DJ equipment, comprising an audio input unit for receiving a mixed input signal, a recombination unit and a playing unit for playing recombined output data. In addition, the present invention relates to a method and a device for representing audio data, i.e. on a display.

Abstract: Multiple aspects of systems and methods for voice control and related features and functionality for various embodiments of media playback devices, networked microphone devices, microphone-equipped media playback devices, and speaker-equipped networked microphone devices are disclosed and described herein, including but not limited to designating and managing default networked devices, audio response playback, room-corrected voice detection, content mixing, music service selection, metadata exchange between networked playback systems and networked microphone systems, handling loss of pairing between networked devices, actions based on user identification, and other voice control of networked devices.

Abstract: Systems and methods for creating and providing transient contextual queues of music through a music service may include (1) providing a user of a device with a music service, (2) detecting a current context of the user, the current context including a characteristic of the user's environment, (3) creating a transient contextual queue of music including music compositions that are tailored to the current context, and (4) playing, via the device one or more music compositions from the transient contextual queue of music while the user is detected to be within the current context. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for providing play/pause content. An example method includes receiving a command to play audio from a zone, the zone including one or more playback devices, wherein the zone is configured to play items from a playback queue responsive to the command to play audio. The example method also includes determining that the playback queue includes no playable items. The example method also includes automatically placing information identifying at least one playable item in the playback queue. The example method also includes, responsive to the command to play audio, causing to play the at least one playable item by the zone.

Abstract: An audio system construction method includes acquiring device information of a speaker by communication between an information control device and the speaker, setting a name of the speaker, and assigning, at the information control device, the speaker to a channel that plays a specific role related to the name of the speaker in an audio system that handles a plurality of channels.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, there is provided a system and method for automatically generating a complete music work from a partially completed work provided by a user. One approach uses an artificial intelligence (AI) engine that is trained by creating incomplete works from a database of complete works and then instructing the AI to complete the incomplete works. A comparison is made between the completed works and the originals to determine the effectiveness of the training process. After the AI is trained, it is applied to the user's incomplete work to produce a final music item.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of editing an audio stream (S) having at least one tone (T1) extending over time in said stream. The method comprises cutting the stream at a first time point of the stream, producing a first cut (A) having a left cutting end (AL) and a right cutting end (AR); allocating a respective memory cell to each of the cutting ends; in each of the memory cells, storing information about the tone; and, for one of the cutting ends, concatenating the cutting end with a further stream cutting end which also has an allocated memory cell with information stored therein about any tones extending to said further cutting end. The concatenating comprises using the information stored in the memory cells for adjusting any of the tones extending to the cutting ends.

Abstract: An electronic educational device comprising a plurality of character members and a base unit is disclosed herein. Each character member comprises an internal circuitry. The internal circuitry is configured to activate a speaker and illumination light upon activation of a sensory button found on each character member. The base unit comprises a longitudinal track member comprising a series of ports configured to receive connectors from the plurality of character members and a microcomputer. The microcomputer is configured to activate the speakers and illumination lights upon receipt of each character member in the base unit. The microcomputer is further configured to activate a main speaker and a plurality of lights of the base unit when the plurality of character members received in base unit are in a correct sequence thereby forming a word.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, devices, and apparatuses, including computer programs stored on computer-readable media, for storing and managing audio data. One of the methods includes: receiving a request to store audio data; associating the audio data with a spectrogram generated based on the audio data; storing the audio data and the spectrogram on a blockchain; and providing access to the audio data based on the spectrogram.

Abstract: Example techniques facilitate calibration of a playback device. An example implementation involves a computing device capturing, via a microphone, data representing multiple iterations of a calibration sound as played by a playback device. The computing device identifies multiple sections within the captured data. Two or more sections represent respective iterations of the calibration sound as played by the playback device. Based on the multiple identified sections, the computing device determines a frequency response of the playback device, the frequency response of the playback device representing audio output by the playback device and acoustic characteristics of an environment around the playback device. Based on the frequency response of the playback device and a target frequency response, the computing device determines one or more parameters of an audio processing algorithm and sends, to the playback device, the one or more parameters of the audio processing algorithm.